East Hall's Dane Allen charges to net to reach a volley during Tuesday afternoon's match with Gilmer at Alberta Banks Park during the Region 7-AAA tennis tournament.

FLOWERY BRANCH — For Gilmer coach Mike Putnam, Tuesday was a good day on the tennis courts.

His girls team, the sixth seed out of Region 7A-AAA, advanced to the second round of the Region 7-AAA tournament with a 5-0 win against West Hall, the seventh seed out of Region 7B-AAA.

And thanks to a three-set win by the No. 2 doubles team of Jacob Smith and Todd Healey, so did the boys, who beat East Hall 3-2 on Tuesday at Alberta Banks Park in Flowery Branch.

The Lady Bobcats will face the third seed out of Region 7B-AAA, Flowery Branch, at 10 a.m. today at Alberta Banks Park. The Gilmer boys, seeded sixth out of Region 7A-AAA, will face the third seed out of Region 7B-AAA, West Forsyth, at 11:30 a.m. today at Alberta Banks Park.

“First off it was good to finally have a match after spring break,” Putnam said. “It was a good chance to get the rust off.

“For both of our teams to be in the second round feels pretty good too.”

The Bobcats game against East Hall came down to the last set of the last match because of a 2-2 tie.

“We only have one senior so this was a good win for us,” Putnam said. “We had several young girls come through today.“Flowery Branch is going to be really good though and it’s going to be a tough one for us. Right now, though, we’re going to celebrate being in the second round and all we can do is come out (today) and battle them.”